Zesh Wants To Be Asian Role Model

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East Stand Brighton Boyz

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...from a BBC News story on Asian Footballers a while back:


One youngster who has made it to a professional club is Fulham's Zesh Rahman, an England U-17 international tipped to make it to the top.

Is he our first Asian player?


Rahman moved from Birmingham to join Fulham, and believes that convincing kids' parents that football is a worthwhile career is a major part of the struggle.

"Asian kids are interested in football but I don't think they get the support from their parents," he said.

"Parents do not think it is a good idea for their kids to play football as there are no role-models.

"If there was someone Asian kids could look up to then their parents might be more supportive."

 

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Ahmet Rifat has been at Reading FC for about 2 years now, and has played centre-back for England U16, U17, and U18.

Mind you, he is only of Asian descent, and is from the Reading/London area. So he is given to be English...

Isn't there a player called Harpal Singh?

 

Lush

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Good luck to the lad.

Don't think he's going to make it as any other kind of model though.

 

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Rahman - my rolemodel.

 

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Wilts said:

Isn't there a player called Harpal Singh?

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Yep, currently owned by Leeds, although on loan to Bury (and before that, Bradford & Bristol City (and Bury again)).

I remember him playing against us at Bury back in 2001/2002 (you know, the game with that Zamora chip)

 

the right footed denilson

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michael chopra at newcastle

 

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ojalbion

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is this the guy meridian say weve signed on a months loan

 

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ojalbion

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just found the other thread......

 

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Didnt Rushden also have an Asian defender Musthafa something arother (that isnt meant to be funny) ?

 

the right footed denilson

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tarkan mustaf now at daggers- dunno if he's asian.

 

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E.P. Sam

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He's asian? Be interesting to see how he gets on with Charlie Oatway then.

 

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I think you are right, he is almost certainly OUR first Asian player, cant think of any others?

 

albiongirl

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mileoak

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I look foreward to seeing him play by the sounds of it he may make a start tomorrow.

 

Bozza

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Are you sure he does not want to be an Asian roll model, ie preaching the virtues of the great British bap (quiet at the back) to Asian youths more used to the odd chapati or naan?

 

dwayne

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Bozza said:

Are you sure he does not want to be an Asian roll model, ie preaching the virtues of the great British bap (quiet at the back) to Asian youths more used to the odd chapati or naan?

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